Editor,
Recently, bad karma and an English instructor punished me by requiring that I read part of the Daily Lobo each day.
This week, a story contained the line, "All of the women could not serve in combat," when it's obvious that what the writer meant - but didn't say - was, "None of the women could serve in combat."
Last week, a story reported, "tuition was waved," when the correct word would be "waived." Another story used the word "metabolism" when the correct word would have been "metabolization."
The week before that, there was an article that referred to Israel's "boarders," when the correct usage would have been "borders." A while before that, there was the word "site" when what was meant was "sight."
Tighten up, please - if not out of respect for the English language, then because there is too much a chance that a literate person will come across a copy of the Daily Lobo and come to the conclusion that the Lobo - and the students it represents - are dumber than bricks.
James Pankey
UNM student
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